Trevor Noah coming to Dubai to launch OSN's Comedy Central channel

Emmy-award winning comedian and host of The Daily Show Trevor Noah will be in Dubai on May 7. The 32-year-old South African will be in town to launch OSN’S new channel Comedy Central – which will be available exclusively to customers in the Middle East. “I am looking forward to The Daily Show with Trevor […]

Emmy-award winning comedian and host of The Daily Show Trevor Noah will be in Dubai on May 7. The 32-year-old South African will be in town to launch OSN’S new channel Comedy Central – which will be available exclusively to customers in the Middle East.

“I am looking forward to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah debuting in the Middle East,” said Noah. “I’m excited to be in Dubai to push the big red button that makes Comedy Central go live on OSN. That is how channels go live, right?”

Noah will appear alongside Fahad Albutairi, Saudi Arabia’s first professional stand-up comedian and co-writer of the popular YouTube video No Woman, No Drive, which has racked up more than 13 million hits to date.

• Full details of the event are yet to be announced. For updates head to www.osn.com